How Long Do You Mix A Fresh Batch Of Salt?

whatcaneyedo · #23 11-29-2009, 03:13 AM

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Originally Posted by GreenSpottedPuffer

Interesting.

I make about 25G at a time with Deltec salt and then I do 5G a week changes. So some of my new water is just sitting there circulating for over a month sometimes. Never had a problem but this worries me a little.

I've let IO salt sit and circulate several times for a month at a time without incident. It wasnt until I switched to Seachem that the problem happened. Leaching is a viable reason. I've got a few other theories as well but nothing concrete.

View Poll Results: How Long Do You Mix A Fresh Batch Of Salt Before Putting it in the Tank?
A Couple of Hours	47	28.66%
12 Hours	8	4.88%
24 Hours	59	35.98%
2 Days	35	21.34%
However Long it Takes the Heater to Get it to Temperature	15	9.15%
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